Title The Asian aspiration why and how Africa should emulate Asia - and what it should avoid / Greg Mills, Olunsegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Emily van der Merwe

Published London : Hurst & Company, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface: Why Asia, Why Africa, Why Now? -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Asian Aspiration -- Part One: Case Studies From Asia -- Chapter 1: Japan: The Power of Example and Innovation -- Chapter 2: Taiwan: The Subcontractor -- Chapter 3: Singapore: Have a Good Crisis -- Chapter 4: South Korea: Incentivising Competitiveness -- Chapter 5: The Philippines: Beware Elites -- Chapter 6: Malaysia: Managing Diversity -- Chapter 7: Indonesia: The Cost of Corruption, the Benefits of Growth Chapter 8: Thailand: Closed Politics, Open Tourism -- Chapter 9: China: Cats, Mice and Cement -- Chapter 10: Vietnam: Making Better Development Choices -- Part Two: Five Key Lessons For Success From Asia -- Chapter 11: The Premium of Leadership and Institutions -- Chapter 12: Don't be a Prisoner of the Past -- Chapter 13: Get the Basics Right for Growth -- Chapter 14: Build and Integrate -- Chapter 15: Open Up to Keep Control -- Conclusion -- What if Lee Kuan Yew was African? -- 'Jambo Express' -- Notes -- Index Summary Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? The Asian Aspiration chronicles the stories of explosive growth and changing fortunes: the leaders, events and policy choices that lifted a billion people out of abject poverty within a single generation, the largest such shift in human history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Economic development -- Asia -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies Economic development -- Asia -- History -- 21st century -- Case studies Poverty -- Africa Economic development Economic history Poverty SUBJECT Asia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008617 Africa -- Economic conditions -- History -- 20th century Africa -- Economic conditions -- History -- 21st century Subject Africa Asia Genre/Form Case studies History Form Electronic book Author Obasanjo, Olusegun, author H̲āylamāryām Dasālañ, 1965- author. Van der Merwe, Emily, author ISBN 9781787385061 178738506X 9781787385078 1787385078

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